T. R. Knight in April 2022 at the season 2 premiere of ‘The Flight Attendant’.Photo:CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty
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T.R. Knight’s return to Broadway is sure going to be strange, alright!
The actor — an Emmy nominee for his work onGrey’s Anatomy—will return to the boards this spring inStranger Things: The First Shadow, the highly anticipated, Olivier Award-winning prequel play based on the hit Netflix series.
Joining Knight as his son Henry will be Louis McCartney, who originated the role on stage whenStranger Things: The First Shadowdebuted in London’s West End. Broadway veteran Rosie Benton (Patriots,The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) will complete the trio as Virginia Creel, Henry’s mother.
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Performances for the production begins on Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Marquis Theatre in New York City, ahead of an official opening of Tuesday, April 22.
Their lives soon get turned, well, Upside Down, when new student Henry arrives. And audiences can expect plenty of twists and turns from there. The play received much acclaim in London for its captivating visuals and theatrical tricks, many of which are on display in a preview video for the production released back in May.
Further casting forStranger Things: The First Shadowwill be announced in January 2025.
Edlridge, Nevaeh and McCartney are making their Broadway debuts with the play.Knight was last on Broadway in 2014’sIt’s Only a Play.He made his Broadway debut in 2001’s revival ofNoise’s Off, and has graced the New York City stages many times since, including the recent Off-Broadway revival ofThe Merchant of Venice.
Prolific film and theater director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot,The Crown,Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) will direct the production. Justin Martin co-directs.
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The Duffer Brothers are credited as creative producers, whileDeadpool and WolverinedirectorShawn Levyand Dan Cohen (both executive producers onStranger Things, for 21 Laps) are listed as associate producers.
Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions are also among those on the production team.
Tickets toStranger Things: The First Shadoware now on sale.Stranger Thingscan be streamed on Netflix.
source: people.com
